How Is 40k Doing In Your Local Wargaming Community?

[Proiteus]

I'm a huge fan of 40k, I've always enjoyed the game and think 7th is alright. However over the last six months there has been a huge drop in interest for the game in my local gaming community, you used to see 6 -10 games being played at our local club but recently there is maybe 1-3 games being played on gaming nights.

Instead a lot of people having started playing popular wargames from other companies (which I won't name) due to the recent opening of some local independent gaming stores.
I didn't think to much of it but then I attended a 40k tournament today which has always been a huge hit in recent years but this year there was very little interest as there was just enough players to make the tournament work, which surprised me.

So I'm curious to know how 40k is doing in other Wargaming Communities, is it still going strong or has it been on the decline these past few months?

FYI - THIS IS NOT A ANTI-GW THREAD NOR DO I WISH TO BE, I'm just curious to know how 40k is doing in other gaming communities.

[HsojVvad]

It's DEAD where I live. People use to play it around end of 5th a lot, but when 6th came out I stopped playing since others stopped. Some of us tried to restart it but with 7th edition now, nobody took the plunge to restart it.

So it's still dead here.

*edit* There should have been a Dead option. So I had to vote, not many playing even though NOBODY is playing now.

[Tomgar]

Very, very strong indeed where I'm from. Steady influx of young kids starting out plus none of the regulars have left and tend to show up at least a couple of times a week. I guess I'm pretty lucky, but 40k seems to be going from strength to strength here.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

In general, completely dead here, most players have moved onto Dropzone Commander, Dystopian Wars, Infinity, Malifaux ect - In my own group our tastes lay more in hard SF nowadays so there is very little out there bar a few rpgs ect.

[daboarder]

Another for baeically dead.

There's 4 of us left basically.

[Ben_S]

I didn't vote because I'm not sure. As far as I'm aware, other people are still playing, but I have no interest in 7th personally and am now getting in to other (non-GW) games.

[David John Stringwell]

Very well over my way, new faces mixed in with the old. Ever since 7th dropped, more seem to have started to play in store and in the local group.

[ChibiPotatoes]

It's doing ok where I am, there's still a small group who play it that I know of. There used to be a huge 40K following and our local store has this enormous stock, but when 7th Edition was released most of everyone who played dropped off, including myself. I rarely get the chance to play now, and if I do we play 6th Edition. None of us are willing to throw down the money for the new rulebook or even the starter set when it costs so much.

[LittleMen]

Behold the vocal minority effect!

Seems to be doing just fine in my neck of the woods. Lots of people playing other games too, but I still see lots of 40KK being played.

[Franklancer]

No drop in NE Florida, see new players getting into it, it is the 500 lb gorilla of local miniatures gaming, fantasy is mostly dead, warmachine is doing strong, a few people try to start something with Malifaux every now and then but it never takes, there are some Infinity and MErcs players around, but very few..